This is a drawing based on a photo that I took as we were waiting at this famous place in Venice, in a well worn leather upholstered booth, for this bartender to mix and the waiter to serve our anticipated famous beverage. It is one of those places whose history and legend far out-class its current state of overpriced drinks and tourist overrun-(all of whom are apparently seeking the same brush with the ghosts of bygone greatness as we are).
The whole bar area is paneled in a beautiful, deep orange-toned wood, including the art-deco clock. The single room is not very large and the low white-washed beamed ceiling adds to the period ambiance. Hemingway and others passed the time here in expatriate glory back in its heyday.
If you have had the good fortune of visiting the incredibly beautiful city in which this place resides, you might have stumbled across it like we did. The name of this bar is in the drawing itself.
5 comments:
Very nice - I like the photographic quality.
Graphite is the perfect medium for rendering Harry's Bar! Gives it that gritty '40s feeling...(also enjoyed your thoughtful note to Danny re: trend towards socialization of debt/privitization of wealth...)
Love this drawing, it's very good.
ilove all ur drawings!!
awesome drawing sir......good stuff
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